La Voce di New York – Trump Thanks Iran As It Spares Eight Women
Eight Iranian women arrested during the January protests will not be executed. Donald Trump announced the news Wednesday on Truth Social, calling it “very good news”: four will be released immediately, four sentenced to one month in prison. “I very much appreciate that Iran, and its leaders, respected my request, as President of the United States, and terminated the planned execution,” he wrote.
Iran’s judiciary continued to deny the women had ever faced execution, saying Trump was “misled once again by fake news” and that some had already been released while others faced charges carrying at most prison sentences. Rights groups contest that account. One documented case is that of Bita Hemmati, sentenced to death according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for her participation in protests on January 8 and 9 – charges that included throwing objects including concrete blocks and incendiary materials from rooftops and destroying public property.
Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad, who lives in the United States, had publicized the names and photos of all eight women, specifying which four were believed to be under a death sentence.
The announcement comes as U.S.-Iran negotiations remain stalled. Trump extended the ceasefire while awaiting Tehran’s response to the latest American proposal. The president reiterated that his primary goal is an agreement to end Iran’s nuclear enrichment program and retrieve an estimated 1,000 pounds of highly enriched uranium.
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